In 2007, Universal Studios produced a movie entitled “American Gangster”. Set in the late 1960’s & starring famed actor Denzel Washington, the film provides the viewer with a lens into the life, rise & fall of Harlem drug kingpin, Frank Lucas. There is a scene in the movie where Frank Lucas (Washington) is in a nightclub having a conversation with fellow drug lord Nicky Barnes (played by actor Cuba Gooding Jr.) concerning the purchase and redistribution of the drug Frank sells: Blue Magic. Nicky has been purchasing Blue Magic from Frank, diluting it with other chemicals to decrease its potency, and selling it under the same name. Frank meets with Nicky…
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Morning Meditations Nov. 7th, 2016 3:36 AM
-The woman on TV is attempting to sell me winter coat with electric heaters into the lining. This idea is absolutely ridiculous. I truly don’t know what is greater: the foolishness of this fashion fire hazard or the fact that I have yet to change the channel… -It is the morning before Election Day in this country and I have mutual concern about the two major party candidates, as well as the Libertarian candidates. It is sad that we exist in a reality where the most sensible candidate requires popularity in order to succeed in the polls and the least sensible candidate has a puncher’s chance of winning the White…